After bidding farewell to Lin Sha and returning to the Wu Kingdom, Du Youqian immediately entered seclusion. He began to condition his body and mind, preparing for another attempt at Core Formation.
Even though he was experienced with Core Formation and almost certain of success, he couldn't afford to be careless.
He had to approach Core Formation with the utmost caution, and the step of conditioning his body and mind could not be skipped.
Fortunately, the ministers of the Wu Kingdom were already used to the Celestial Master focusing on the big picture and delegating the minor details. Thus, even though Du Youqian paid little attention to state affairs for the following year, no unexpected incidents occurred at court.
Everything moved forward in an orderly fashion.
Besides, to put it bluntly, at the kingdom's current level of development, a single year couldn't change much anyway.
